Grizzlies stay with Harden and Houston, but lose 107-100
Five Grizzlies assessed technical fouls
Houston Rockets guard Eric Gordon (10) shoots against Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas (17) Nov. 4 at FedExForum. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) drives against Grizzlies guard Dillon Brooks (24) Nov. 4. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Houston Rockets forward Danuel House Jr. (4) drives against Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke (15) Nov. 4. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Houston Rockets guard James Harden (right) knocks the ball away from Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas (17), assisted by Rockets center Tyson Chandler (19) Nov. 4. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Houston Rockets head coach Mike D'Antoni watches his team play the Grizzlies in Memphis Nov. 4. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins calls to a referee Nov. 4 as Memphis plays the Houston Rockets. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Houston Rockets forward Danuel House Jr. (4) dunks against the Grizzlies Nov. 4. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Houston Rockets forward Danuel House Jr. (center) drives between Memphis Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas (17) and forward Solomon Hill Nov. 4. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) shoots against Grizzlies forward Jae Crowder (99) Nov. 4. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) drives ahead of Memphis Grizzlies forward Kyle Anderson (1) Nov. 4. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) drives against Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) Nov. 4. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) drives ahead of Houston Rockets forward Danuel House Jr. (4) Nov. 4. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Grizzlies guard Ja Morant shoots between Houston Rockets center Clint Capela (15), and forwards Danuel House Jr. (4) and P.J. Tucker (17) Nov. 4. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Grizzlies forward Jae Crowder shoots against the Houston Rockets Nov. 4. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Grizzlies guard Dillon Brooks (24) drives in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Houston Rockets Nov. 4. (Brandon Dill/AP)
Rookie Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant earned praise from Houston's James Harden Monday night, but ultimately Harden's 44 points were too much for them on a night when they missed 22 of 25 shots from long range.
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Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.
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